next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
I have seen large flocks (~500) moving around for no apparent reason after =
the main roost has settled down. For example=2C on Thursday=2C such a flock=
headed NW away from campus at 6:45 in silence=2C except for the sounds of =
their wings (which was really neat to see/hear!).
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
From: "iamclar@dal.ca" <iamclar@dal.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Mon=2C February 14=2C 2011 1:52:03 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Crow roost in fairview
All:
An acquaintance phone to say that last night a huge flock (he thought at le=
ast 1=2C000) of noisy crows was rossting in trees in Fairview=2C away from =
their usual nught roost behind Mt. St. Vincent U. They were there to at lea=
st 1 a.m. Anyone else note this? A termporary displacement because of preda=
tion?
Ian
Ian McLaren
=
--_fa398175-797e-4173-bcbc-8c678b872cd0_
Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<html>
<head>
<style><!--
.hmmessage P
{
margin:0px=3B
padding:0px
}
body.hmmessage
{
font-size: 10pt=3B
font-family:Tahoma
}
--></style>
</head>
<body class=3D'hmmessage'>
Hi All=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
On Monday=2C Feb. 14=2C at about 8 a.m.=2C there was a significant display =
of "synchronized flying" =3Batop the big =3Bglass-cube building acr=
oss from the Dartmouth Bridge Terminal. =3B Crows would fly in a few at=
a time=2C from all directions=2C =3Band land on the roof ( you could s=
ee them sitting in a line around the =3Bledge)=2C then a great group of=
them would all take off together=2C do a little fly-over of the Sportsplex=
=2C and go back to roost =3Bagain. =3B They did this several times =
while I was waiting for my bus.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Cheers=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
A. Woolaver<BR> =3B<BR>
<HR id=3DstopSpelling>
Date: Tue=2C 15 Feb 2011 10:51:53 -0800<BR>From: roughlegged_hawk@yahoo.ca<=
BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Crow roost in fairview<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.=
ns.ca<BR><BR>
<META content=3D"Microsoft SafeHTML" name=3DGenerator>
<STYLE>
.ExternalClass DIV
{=3B}
</STYLE>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt=3B FONT-FAMILY: verdana=2Chelvetica=2Csans-se=
rif">
<DIV>I wasn't at the Mount on Sunday=2C so I don't know if anything happene=
d to cause them to move. I didn't see any evidence of predated crows on cam=
pus the next day=2C although there are many areas where a kill could have o=
ccurred without my seeing the remains. The roost sometimes moves around up =
or down the street from the university=2C but it's always been within heari=
ng distance whenever I've been on campus in the evening. <BR><BR>From what =
I've been told=2C the main roost also seems to move around the campus to so=
me degree over the course of a night=2C but I'm not on campus late enough t=
o watch what's going on there. <BR><BR>I have seen large flocks (~500) movi=
ng around for no apparent reason after the main roost has settled down. For=
example=2C on Thursday=2C such a flock headed NW away from campus at 6:45 =
in silence=2C except for the sounds of their wings (which was really neat t=
o see/hear!).<BR><BR>Kathleen MacAulay<BR>Milford Station<BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt=3B FONT-FAMILY: verdana=2Chelvetica=2Csans-se=
rif"><BR>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt=3B FONT-FAMILY: arial=2Chelvetica=2Csans-seri=
f"><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>
<HR SIZE=3D1>
<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "iamclar@dal.ca" <=
=3Biamclar@dal.ca>=3B<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN><=
/B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</=
SPAN></B> Mon=2C February 14=2C 2011 1:52:03 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-W=
EIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [NatureNS] Crow roost in fairview<BR></FON=
T><BR>All:<BR><BR>An acquaintance phone to say that last night a huge flock=
(he thought at least 1=2C000) of noisy crows was rossting in trees in Fair=
view=2C away from their usual nught roost behind Mt. St. Vincent U. They we=
re there to at least 1 a.m. Anyone else note this? A termporary displacemen=
t because of predation?<BR><BR>Ian<BR><BR>Ian McLaren<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></=
DIV><BR> </body>
</html>=
--_fa398175-797e-4173-bcbc-8c678b872cd0_--
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects